Books published by Christopher Matthews Publishing

19-year-old Gabriel Turner excels in training pit bulls for illegal fights. When he runs into trouble with the law, he is given an ultimatum to either go to jail or join the military. He opts for the Army where he straightens out and serves as a handler of a bomb-sniffing dog he names Samuel L. Jackson. The two have each others back through terrible situations in war-torn Afghanistan. A brutal RPG explosion changes everything. The book shines a spotlight on the brave service of military working dogs and what they experience, an issue few people are familiar with, as well as tackling the debilitating aspects of PTSD, opioid addiction and suicide.

When Rev. McNamara solemnly stands before the wedding couples, he hears some outrageous things the guests never hear; like the bride saying to the groom,""I just felt the baby kick,." or the groom saying to the bride, "This tux is giving me a wedgie.""I have been performing weddings in Las Vegas for several years. There are things that I hear; things that I notice because prior to the ceremony, I am pretty much a wallflower and everyone feels comfortable speaking around someone they can't see. There are petty things spoken between jealous women (and men!) There are secrets revealed by the father of the bride no one hears, and most importantly, standing in very close proximity to the wedding couple at the altar where the closest people are four feet away; the small whispers between the couple are priceless! Comments range from 'You're beautiful!' to 'I'm wearing the thong you bought me!'" -From the author- See more at: http://christophermatthewspub.com/tales-from-the-wedding-altar/#sthash.YL6UuEmx.dpuf

Temple Buck returns to the Rockies in 1828, rejoins his trapping bunch and resumes the carefree life of the American free trapper where he left off two years earlier. Temple and his comrades explore uncharted new beaver-rich country, gaining new and different experience in a changing and expanding fur trade. Their personal lives change, as well. They take on new responsibilities while enjoying more than ever the happy-go-lucky life of the Rocky Mountain free trapper, its rich flavors much improved now by their wider knowledge, deeper experience, and greater appreciation of everything that living in the American wilderness offers to bold men who possess enough savvy and smarts and courage to survive on Nature's bosom.The TEMPLE BUCK QUARTETA Rocky Mountain OdysseyVolume 1: Backbone of the World (1822-1824)Volume 2: Free Men (1824-1826)Volume 3: Shinin' Times! (1828-1833)Volume 4: Glory Days Gone Under (1833-1837)